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Release Date: 01/02/2026Format: LPLabel: AtlanticRelease type: 180 Gram Vinyl LP Pressing. Portal is the debut full-length album from Balu Brigada, the genre-blurring groove-pop du o made up of New Zealand brothers Henry and Pierre Beasely. Written, produced, and recorded entirely by the pair over three years in cities across the globe - from New York to Berlin to Auckland - the album captures a wide emotional and sonic spectrum, balancing experimental alt-pop with festival-ready hooks. Built on lush instrumentation, slippery basslines, and layered synths, Portal explores themes of escapism, vulnerability, and self-discovery, while reflecting the duo's deep creative bond and hands-on approach. The result is a bold, cathartic, and immersive debut that marks a major step forward for a band known for pushing the boundaries of modern pop The Portal So Cold Golden Gate Girl Sideways Birthday Interlude Backseat Politix The Question 4:25 Isolation What Do We Ever Really Know? Butterfly Boy Show more